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If what you mean by starch, is carbohydrates, then it turns to sugar in the body, which acts as an energy boost that is short lived. If you are diabetic it is best to stay away carbohydrates in large amounts as this will cause your blood sugar to rise and fall in extremes. Not good for us.
This is a very simplistic answer, and largely inaccurate Carbohydrates do turn into blood glucose (or sugar), but this is not always 'short lived.' If you are diabetic you do need to be careful which carbohydrates you eat, but there are many that have a very small effect on your blood sugar levels. There are many factors that determine what effect a carbohydrate food has on your blood sugar levels (and as a result your insulin levels), and the best way to find out which to eat is to consult the Glycemic Index data base at ww.glycemicindex.com. This compares carbohydrate foods against that of pure glucose on the effect on blood sugar. There is also more information on the glycemic index and what it means.
It is true to say that starch is a type of carbohydrate, and comes from plants. It is their energy store' and thus when we consume it we can obtain the energy from it. Starch is generally a relatively complex carbohydrate and though this does not always mean they have a small effect on blood sugar (for example potatoes cause a large increase in blood sugar levels), plant sources carbohydrate are generally more preferable as energy sources.
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∙ 9y agoStarch is a type of complex carbohydrate that undergoes several different steps during digestion. Eventually starch is broken down into glucose, which is the main source of fuel for all cells. Since carbohydrates, like starch, play such a big role in providing energy, most of your caloric intake should come from this macronutrient.
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∙ 9y agoThe main function of starch is the production of glucose produced from the digestion of starch. Starch is a carbohydrate.
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∙ 9y agoDepending on the type of starch, it can metabolize slowly providing a sustained source of energy. The best type of starch is low-glycemic starches.
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∙ 11y agoThrough an enzyme produced by the pancreas called amylase. Primarily, the starch is digested by an enzyme produced by salivary glands.
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∙ 11y agoIt is used to give us energy
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Where does digsetion of starch start in the human body?
Starch is sugar. Sugar digestion occurs in the stomach with the epigastric juices. Fats are digested in the Small Intestine.
What form of starch is most easily digested in the body?
Oatmeal
Which nutrient is digested by ptyalin?
Starch is digested by ptyalin.
What is the nutrient digested in the mouth?
Starch (carbohydrates) is broken down (digested) to maltose by salivary amylase.
How does starch help us?
Starch is a type of complex carbohydrate that is digested in a long process. Starch will be broken down into glucose (sugar). The glucose would thus provide energy for the body.
What is the difference between soluble Non-Starch Polysaccharide and non-soluble Non-Starch Polysaccharide?
soluble is absorbed into the blood and non soluable isn't digested it passes through the body. soluble is absorbed into the blood and non soluable isn't digested it passes through the body.
How does amylase make it possible for starch to be digested at body temp?
Amylase in an enzyme which is also a biological catalyst which reduces the activation energy needed for the hyrolysis of starch
How does a banana pass through the organs of a human body?
Digested.
Where in the human body is most food digested?
In the small intestine
How does dextrin affect the human body?
from the breakdown of starch
why is food mixed with Saliva?
The food mix with the sliva because the food must be digested and it has different enzymes such as amylase starch and sugar
In the human body digested food is transported to cells by what system?
digestive
